Log in to your Facebook Ad Manager and you'll see a facelift that adds new metrics, graphs and features. Facebook offers a comprehensive guide to the changes here. Interestingly, the top level Campaigns & Ads page remains the same. Click through to study one of your campaigns and you'll immedia...

Charlie Sheen, as you may have heard, is all about winning. via www.eonline.com Like everyone other than Charlie, I laughed at the absurdity of his "winning" rants. And then I remembered a time not too long ago when I was rolling along the same way. Turns out, I was on some "tiger blood" myself....

Our hearts go out to the family of Paul Gilliland who died suddenly Sunday evening at his home in Nashville. I was blessed to know Paul as a colleague and mentor at SmartDM as well as a friend. Paul came on board as the company's CFO in the fall of 2000 at a critical time. The financial discip...

Almost automatically, food — fresh summer produce — is now on everybody’s minds. One option, gaining in popularity for many grocery buyers, is the model called Community Supported Agriculture. CSA is straightforward: members (not “customers”) pay the farmer upfront for a weekly portion of the far...

By Chris Cannon NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Predators fans came out to Thursday night's game and found they had to dig a little deeper into the pockets to pay for parking. Many of the lots surround Bridgestone Arena raised rates from $10 to $15 for special event parking. E-mail: ccannon@newschan...

The Predators came back from the Olympic break with an exciting 4-3 win over Edmonton Tuesday night. On the Forecheck has all the victorious details. A number of changes greeted Predators fans - all but one were pleasant. Central Parking Central Parking, the nationwide corporate behemoth with...

Snack-Food Cravings Turn U.S. Children Into Constant Eaters - BusinessWeek Saw this article today citing a study indicating that U.S. children snack almost three times a day and get about 27% of their daily calories from salty, fatty and sugary treats. Yep, this sounds a lot like our house with a...

I recently read an account of a military family member who was disheartened at the disparity in attention given Michael Jackson's death on the same day her nephew was killed in action. It sure seems that we get desensitized to ongoing casualities in Iraq and Afghanistan. I certainly spent a lot ...

Today I received an email from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. It contained an appeal that should concern every one of us who are blessed to take our meals for granted: Did you know that 1 in 5 children in Tennessee are at risk of hunger? According to a new report on Child F...

Despite the difficult economic circumstances, I've continued to recruit this year for positions on my team. I'm not recruiting like I did in 2007 though - when there were quite a few more positions to fill. The positions I hire for and manage appeal to Generation Y - often men and women who hav...

It didn't last long and Devin was waiting for his chance to grab the prize. At the beginning of the year I announced my intention of posting at least 5 times a week. The first person to leave a comment pointing out my failure to do so would win a prize. I recently took a considerable hiatus an...

This is really opening myself up for abuse, but what the hell. In the Dirkmonster's iTunes library, these are the "top 10 most listened to" songs: Lost, Michael Buble Gravity, John Mayer Accidentally in Love, Counting Crows Waiting on the World to Change, John Mayer Hey there Delilah, Plain Wh...

It's a cliche for music critics to attack Billy Joel, and Ron Rosenbaum admits as much in his mean ad hominem attack on Billy Joel who he calls The Worst Pop Singer Ever. Really? The worst? First of all, the piece never even attepts to support the headline. The closest he comes is by trying to...

A good friend challenged me today to find a spiritual home. He knows how we've not found a church home since moving to Brentwood over a year and a half ago. My spiritual life is active. I have prayer, devotional time, Bible study and service work. I believe exercise can even be a spiritual act...

When I was a little girl, I loved my small-town church, Cottage Grove Baptist. That church was really focused on teaching kids about Jesus, and they made it non-judgmental and fun. I looked forward to being there. The only other time I've had a similar feeling about a church was BCC when we had our great small groups. I'd love to get that sense of belonging back..
-Lyn

A good friend challenged me today to find a spiritual home. He knows how we've not found a church home since moving to Brentwood over a year and a half ago. My spiritual life is active. I have prayer, devotional time, Bible study and service work. I believe exercise can even be a spiritual act...

Devin,
Yes indeed. And who can forget the quaint shopping promised on OHB near Highway 70? That turned into a weekly rate hotel and a gas station that went out of business.
I probably can get another 5 posts worth of Crafton Bashing. Thanks!

Nashville Council Member Eric Crafton should have to go to every school in Metro and write on the board: "Mis ideas son malas para Nashville" 500 times. Dear readers, that's the closest translation I could come up with for: "My ideas are bad for Nashville". Nashville voters soundly defeated Cra...

Disgusted citizen,
Thanks for reading my blog and leaving a comment. Obviously I wasn't there (you were) but I would be surprised if my friend destroyed any garden. It also sounds like these were temporary fences and would be taken down ultimately anyway. In my view escaping a blocked exit can be different than destroying property and I'm pretty certain my friend did not behave in any manner I'd be embarrassed for my children to see. Again, thanks for contributing your perspective however.

My dear "mom in residence" Ginger Primus sent friends and family the story of her adventure today. Ginger has lived in McLean, VA for decades and is a veteran of crowds on National Mall. But as we all saw today, this was different: Starting at 5 this AM I joined a sea of humanity - a million o...

Among my earliest memories is my Dad and motorcycles. When we moved from New York City to Arlington, VA about 1973 my Dad had a 360 cc Honda (blue I think) that he used to commute toWashington DC. About that time he bought me a helmet so I he could take his 1st grade son for rides. I loved it...

Regarding the Dirmonster challenge, it will be 5 posts every calendar week, Sunday-Saturday. Since "The Challenge" started on a Thursday however, I won't try to force 5 posts in this week, unless of course material warrants (if it ever does).

Among my earliest memories is my Dad and motorcycles. When we moved from New York City to Arlington, VA about 1973 my Dad had a 360 cc Honda (blue I think) that he used to commute toWashington DC. About that time he bought me a helmet so I he could take his 1st grade son for rides. I loved it...